I do lots of things with my 8-year-old daughter, like sewing tiny pillows for exhausted stuffed animals, baking cookies I swear I won’t eat too many of (LIES), and building epic castles out of Legos while protecting them from her light saber-wielding brother. All these things are pretty awesome, but when we find a way to tie in our mutual love of books and movies to the activities we do together, my heart does one serious happy dance.

When she first saw the announcement that there was a movie coming out about Disney villains’ kids called “Descendants,” I doubt there wasn’t anyone in my county who didn’t hear her shouts of glee. I immediately ordered a copy of the novel prequel to the film by Melissa de la Cruz, The Isle of the Lost, for us to read together before the movie premiere. One of my passions is to write about superheroes and magical people, and my daughter loves to make up her own to add to my arsenal of fictional characters, so we’ve been having a great time talking about the ones we read about and new ones we’d love to see show up. The only thing even more fun than making up plain old superpower people with your kid?

Creating the perfect Disney villain.

You don’t need my pint-sized future novelist on hand to do this, as well. With a very specific set of ingredients and the right amount of twinkle in your eye, you and your kids can whip up something fantastically devious this summer, too! Here’s the recipe—just make sure to follow it perfectly (and don’t forget to invite Maleficent to your next party):

Kim Bongiorno is an author, freelance writer, and the award-winning blogger behind Let Me Start By Saying. She lives in New Jersey with her handsome husband and two charmingly loud kids, who she pretends to listen to while playing on Facebook and Twitter. If she were less tired, she'd totally add something really clever to her bio so you'd never forget this moment. Visit Kim on Facebook,Twitter, and Pinterest.